FlakeLorenz (Feeling B) - keyboards; ]
Germany, Schwerin
Industrial metal. Synth, techno.
Haunting vocals, crashing chords. Crunching riffs, sweeping keyboards. Accordian, acoustic instruments. Children's choir. Primarily German language, though some Russian used on Reise Reise.
Housemates Richard, Oliver and Christoph formed the band but due to Richard find it difficult to write music and lyrics, he asked Till to join. The quartet won a contest for studio time. Paul, a friend of them all, joined after asking what they were doing and liking what he heard, eventually bringing the doubtful former bandmate Flake with him. German Industrialists. Sex, mutilation, heaven, hell. Heavy guitar riffs. Lyrics in German.
Releases: Sehnsucht (1997, sold over half a million copies in the USA) (Du Hast); Mutter
Named after former West German town of Ramstein, scene of an airshow crash which killed 69 people. Literal meaning: ram stone
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Lindemann used to be on the East German swimming team (in the European Championships, but not the Olympics). He was excluded from the team after being caught leaving the hotel to buy porn magazines in Italy.
Richard escaped from East Germany in 1989, ending up in West Berlin and forming Orgasm Death Gimmicks in 1993. After the wall came down he returned to Schwerin.
All of the original band members were having relationship problems, hence the title of their debut album, Herzeleid.
Khira Li Lindemann (who provided guest vocals on Spieluhr) is the daughter of Richard and Till's ex-wife (which is why she seems to have Till's surname). Richard later got married to Caron Bernstein, adding her surname to his, ending up Richard Kruspe-Bernstein.
2001-11-01 - official Rammstein book released
release | label | catalogue | format | release date | notes | availability to buy |
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release | label | catalogue | format | release date | notes | availability to buy |
Reise Reise | Island | 9868150 | cd | 2004-09-27 | Fourth album. | Buy Reise Reise by Rammstein at amazon.co.uk |